There are 10 ways to get from Ely to Ullapool by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Ely to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
11h 7m£165–262Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus 961
18h 25m£65–109Drive 537.4 mi
- Drive from Ely to Ullapoolcar 537.4 mi
9h 56m£132–190Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
8h 52m£112–389Train, bus via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Ely to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from George Street to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Ullapool Ferry Terminalbus
14h 57m£214–315Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ely to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
8h 26m£94–238Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LGW - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
9h 16m£96–236Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
10h 44m£109–309Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
10h 46m£86–245Train to Norwich International Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Ely to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane NWI - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminalbus
10h 58m£207–537
Ely to Ullapool by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ely to Ullapool is to bus which costs £65 - £110 and takes 18h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ely to Ullapool is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 26m and costs £90 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Ely to Ullapool. However, there are services departing from Market Street and arriving at Ferry Terminal via Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 25m.
The distance between Ely and Ullapool is 589 miles. The road distance is 540.6 miles.
The best way to get from Ely to Ullapool without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 7m and costs £160 - £270.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from Ely to Ullapool, including transfers.
Ely to Ullapool bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 station.
Ely to Ullapool bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ely to Ullapool is 541 miles. It takes approximately 9h 56m to drive from Ely to Ullapool.
There are 67+ hotels available in Ullapool.
What companies run services between Ely, England and Ullapool, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Market Street to Ferry Terminal via Drummer St Bus Station, Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18, Newhall St, Buchanan Bus Station, and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 18h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–70
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Ely to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Ullapool Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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